WTA Tour 1989

◄ WTA Tour 1989 ►
Period:	January - December 1989
Edition:	19th
Number of tournaments:	62
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Doubles Championships Tier I (2) Tier II (9) Tier III (9) Tier IV (8) Tier V (28)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Steffi Graf (14)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (16)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Helena Suková Jana Novotná
Newcomer of the year:	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Newcomer of the year:	Conchita Martínez
Returner of the year:	Kathy Rinaldi

The 1989 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open , Wimbledon Championships
and US Open :
Steffi Graf

French Open :
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

The 1989 WTA Tour (officially: Virginia Slims World Championships Series 1989 ) was the 19th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Federation Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V

Others Hopman Cup Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
26.12.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - Hard Court	Helena Suková Miloslav Mečíř	Hana Mandlíková Pat Cash	2-0

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.01.	Danone Hardcourt Open Brisbane , Australia Tier V - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 28D	Helena Suková	Brenda Schultz	7: 6, 7: 6
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6: 7, 6: 1, 6: 2
09.01.	New South Wales Women's Open Sydney , Australia Tier IV - $ 200,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Catarina Lindqvist	6: 2, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 3
16.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 937,882 Hard Court - 128E / 48Q / 64D / 32M	Steffi Graf	Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh	Zina Garrison Sherwood Stewart	6: 3, 6: 4
01/30	Nutri-Metics Auckland , New Zealand Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Patty Fendick	Belinda Cordwell	6: 2, 6: 0
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	6: 4, 6: 4
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Lori McNeil	6: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.02.	Fernleaf Classic Wellington , New Zealand Tier V - $ 50,000 Hard Court - 32E / 27Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Jo-Anne Faull	6: 1, 6: 2
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Tracey Morton Heidi Leap	7: 6, 6: 1
02/13	Virginia Slims of Washington Fairfax , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Zina Garrison	6: 1, 7: 5
		Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver	Natallja Sverava Laryssa Savchenko	6: 2, 6: 3
February 20	Virginia Slims of California Oakland , United States Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D	Zina Garrison	Laryssa Savchenko	6: 1, 6: 1
		Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 2
	Virginia Slims of Kansas Wichita , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Amy Frazier	Barbara Potter	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0
		Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory	Sandy Collins Leila Mes'chi	6: 2, 7: 6
02/27	US Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio , United States Tier IV - $ 200,000 Hard Court - 32E / 15D	Steffi Graf	Ann Henricksson	6: 1, 6: 4
		Katrina Adams Pam Shriver	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Manon Bollegraf	Leila Mes'chi	6: 4, 6: 4
		Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen	Elise Burgin Elizabeth Smylie	without a fight

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.03.	Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Palm Springs , United States Tier III - $ 250,000 Hard Court - 28E / 36Q / 16D	Manuela Maleewa	Jenny Byrne	6: 4, 6: 1
		Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver	Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers	6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 3
13.03.	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Chris Evert	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández	6: 4, 6: 2
March 20	Lipton International Players Championships Miami , United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 16M	Gabriela Sabatini	Chris Evert	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	7: 6, 6: 4

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/03	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Natallja Sverava	6: 1, 6: 1
		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navrátilová	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	6: 4, 6: 1
04/10	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 1
	DHL Singapore Women's Open Singapore , Singapore Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 27Q / 16D	Belinda Cordwell	Akiko Kijimuta	6: 1, 6: 0
		Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Henricksson Beth Lord	6: 7 6 , 6: 2, 6: 1
04/17	Eckerd Open Tampa , United States Tier IV - $ 200,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 3, 6: 2
		Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	7: 6, 6: 4
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier V - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Kumiko Okamoto	Elizabeth Smylie	6: 4, 6: 2
		Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Henricksson Beth Lord	6: 1, 6: 3
04/24	Taipei International Women's Tennis Championships Taipei , Taiwan Tier V - $ 50,000 Hard Court - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Anne Minter	Cammy MacGregor	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Maria Lindstrom Heather Ludloff	Cecilia Dahlman Nana Miyagi	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Tier III - $ 250,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Seles	Chris Evert	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6: 3, 6: 4
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona , Spain Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Helen Kelesi	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Judith Wiesner	6: 2, 2: 6, 7: 6

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.05.	Citizen Cup Hamburg , West Germany Tier IV - $ 200,000 Clay Court - 56E / 24D	Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná	without a fight
		Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	without a fight
	Coppa Mantegazza Taranto , Italy Tier V - $ 50,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Karine Quentrec	Cathy Caverzasio	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
		Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz	Sophie Amiach Emmanuelle Derly	6: 2, 6: 2
08.05.	Italian Open Rome , Italy Tier II - $ 300,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 27D	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	6: 4, 6: 3
May 15	Lufthansa Cup Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany Tier I - $ 300,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 3, 6: 1
		Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
May 22nd	European Open Geneva , Switzerland Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Manuela Maleewa	Conchita Martínez	6: 4, 6: 0
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Patricia Tarabini	6: 1, 6: 2
		Mercedes Paz Judith Wiesner	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	6: 3, 6: 3
05/29	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 1,945,400 Clay Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 5
		Larissa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini	6: 4, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Horacio de la Peña	6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 2

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
12.06.	The Dow Classic Birmingham , UK Tier V - $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison	7: 6, 6: 3
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver	7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 0
19.06.	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 300,000 Lawn - 64E / 32Q / 32D	Martina Navrátilová	Raffaella Reggi	7: 6 2 , 6: 2
		Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6: 3, task
26.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 2,204,162 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 64M	Steffi Graf	Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 7, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	6: 1, 6: 2
		Jana Novotná Jim Pugh	Jenny Byme Mark Kratzmann	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/10	Arcachon Ladies Cup Arcachon , France Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 21Q / 14D	Judith Wiesner	Barbara Paulus	6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 1
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Mercedes Paz Brenda Schultz	6: 3, 7: 6
07/17	Belgian Ladies Open Tennis Championships Brussels , Belgium Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Radka Zrubáková	Mercedes Paz	7: 6, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder	6: 1, 6: 2
	Estoril Ladies Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay - 32E / 17Q / 16D	Isabel Cueto	Sandra Cecchini	7: 6, 6: 2
		Iva Budařová Regina Rajchrtová	Gabriela Castro Conchita Martínez	6: 2, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport , United States Tier IV - $ 200,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Zina Garrison	Pam Shriver	6-0, 6-1
		Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5
07/24	OTB Open Schenectady , United States Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 56E / 24D	Laura Gildemeister	Marianne Werdel	6: 4, 6: 3
		Michelle Jaggard Hu Na	Sandra Birch Debbie Graham	6: 3, 6: 2
	Volvo Ladies Open Båstad , Sweden Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Sabine Hack	6: 1, 6: 3
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Sabrina Goleš Katerina Maleewa	6: 2, 7.5
07/31	Great American Bank Tennis Classic San Diego , United States Tier IV - $ 200,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Zina Garrison	6: 4, 7: 5
		Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	Gretchen Magers Robin White	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
	Vitosha New Otani Sofia , Bulgaria Tier V - $ 50,000 Clay Court - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Isabel Cueto	Katerina Maleewa	6: 2, 7: 6 3
		Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	6: 4, 7: 5

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.08.	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Gabriela Sabatini	6-0, 6-2
		Martina Navrátilová Wendy Turnbull	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	5: 2 task
08/14	Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Lori McNeil	Elan Reinach	6: 1, 6: 3
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach	Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
08/21	Player's Ltd. Challenge Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Tier II - $ 300,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Robin White	Martina Navrátilová Laryssa Savchenko	6: 1, 7: 5
	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah , United States Tier IV - $ 200,000 Hard - 32E / 16D	Steffi Graf	Andrea Temesvári	7: 5, 6: 2
		Steffi Graf Pam Shriver	Louise Allen Laura Gildemeister	6: 2, 6: 4
08/28	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 2,000,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Steffi Graf	Martina Navrátilová	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navrátilová	Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 4
		Robin White Shelby Cannon	Meredith McGrath Rick Leach	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
11.09.	Virginia Slims of Arizona Phoenix , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Elise Burgin	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Penny Barg Peanut Louie Harper	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	7: 6, 7: 6
	Athens Open Athens , Greece Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Cecilia Dahlman	Rachel McQuillan	6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 5
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Silke Meier Elena Pampoulova	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
	Virginia Slims International Doubles Championships Tokyo , Japan $ 175,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 8D	Gigi Fernández Robin White	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6: 2, 6: 2
18.09.	Clarins Open Paris , France Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Sandra Cecchini	Regina Rajchrtová	6: 4, 6: 7 5 , 6: 1
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	6: 1, 6: 1
	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas , United States Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (Hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Monica Seles	7: 6, 6: 3
		Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	7: 6 5 , 6: 3

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.10.	Federation Cup Final Tokyo , Japan , ITF - Hard Court	United States	Spain	3-0
09.10.	Moscow Open Moscow , Soviet Union Tier V - $ 100,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Gretchen Magers	Natallja Sverava	6: 3, 6: 4
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Nathalie Herreman Catherine Suire	6: 3, 6: 4
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Gabriela Sabatini	Mary Joe Fernández	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Robin White	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	6: 4, 7: 6 2
16.10.	Open de La Côte Basque Bayonne , France Tier V - $ 100,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Conchita Martínez	6: 2, 6: 2
		Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	7: 6, 7: 5
	European Indoors Zurich , Switzerland Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 14D	Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná	6: 1, 7: 6 6
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
23.10.	Midland Bank Championships Brighton , UK Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles	7: 5, 6: 4
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	4: 6, 7: 6 7 , 6: 4
	Puerto Rico Open San Juan , Puerto Rico Tier IV - $ 100,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Laura Gildemeister	Gigi Fernández	6: 1, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Robin White	Cammy MacGregor Ronni Reis	canceled due to rain
10/30	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Katerina Maleewa	Raffaella Reggi	6: 4, 6: 4
		Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	Claudia Porwik Laryssa Savchenko	6: 4, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester , United States Tier II - $ 300,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison	6: 2, 6: 3
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.11.	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Tier III - $ 250,000 Carpet (Hall) - 28E / 16D	Zina Garrison	Laryssa Savchenko	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Brentwood , United States Tier V - $ 100,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Leila Mes'chi	Helen Kelesi	6: 2, 6: 3
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	Natalija Medvedeva Leila Mes'chi	1: 6, 7: 6, 7: 6
11/13	WTA Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 1,000,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 16E / 8D	Steffi Graf	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	6: 3, 6: 2

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
11.12.	The Rainha Classic Guarujá , Brazil Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Federica Haumuller	Patricia Tarabini	7: 6 7 , 6: 4
		Mercedes Paz Patricia Tarabini	Claudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato	6: 2, 6: 2

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).